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A person's heartbeat is 79 beats per minute. If his/her heart beats 3.1e9 times in a lifetime, how long (in whole years) does the person live?

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Answer:

75 years

Step-by-step explanation:

The heart of the person beats 3.1x10⁹ times. As the heartbeat is 79 beat / min. The minutes the person lives are:

3.1x10⁹ beat * (1min / 79beat) = 3.92x10⁷ min.

1 hour are 60 minutes:

3.92x10⁷ min * (1 hour / 60min) = 6.54x10⁵hours

24 hours are 1 day:

6.54x10⁵hours * (1 day / 24h) = 2.725x10⁴ days.

1 year are 365 days:

2.725x10⁴ days * (1 year / 365 days) = 74.6 years.

In whole years are 75 years

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